GAZA STRIP - The body of 26-year-old Rami Ayyad was recovered early Sunday morning near the Teachers' Bookshop in Gaza where he worked.

On Saturday, a yet unidentified group kidnapped Ayyad just after he closed the bookshop around 4:30 p.m.

"We do not know the exact identity of the group," said Palestinian Bible Society Information and Public Relations Director Simon Azazian, "but we know he was martyred for his faith in Christ," he said.